Survivor's Science on an Island

by Riley, Peter D.

• ISBN13: 9781410902269
• ISBN10: 1410902269
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-11-01
• Publisher: Heinemann/Raintree

Summary

The information in this book provides what you would need to know to survive on a tropical island. The activities will help you understand the landscape and predict the weather. The book also explains how to find water, food, and materials to build a shelter, how you can protect yourself from the dangers of the sea, and what to do if you are stranded. Good science skills are very important for understanding and surviving life on an island. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 4
Warm-Water Islands	p. 6
How Volcanoes Make Islands	p. 8
A Coral Island	p. 12
How a Volcano and Coral Can Make an Island	p. 14
How Plants Reach a New Island	p. 16
Can a plant find the light?	p. 17
When Animals Reach an Island	p. 18
Does the shape of a bird's beak affect how it feeds?	p. 19
How People Came to the Islands	p. 20
How does an outrigger help?	p. 21
Finding Water	p. 22
Can you condense water from leaves?	p. 23
Finding Food	p. 24
Using Island Materials	p. 26
Compare the strength	p. 27
Island Weather	p. 30
Looking for a weather pattern	p. 31
Hurricane	p. 32
Island Tides	p. 34
An Erupting Volcano	p. 38
Make a simple tilt meter	p. 39
Protecting the Skin	p. 40
Which cloth resists tearing the best?	p. 41
The Danger of Heat	p. 42
Comparing fans	p. 43
Rescue	p. 44
How is light reflected from a mirror?	p. 45
Glossary	p. 46
Index	p. 48
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